Lalita Taylor
NDA25 Judge
Lalita Taylor
Inclusion Consultant, CoSTAR National R&D Lab
Lalita Taylor is an award-winning media professional with over 36 years’ experience working at the intersection of editorial, digital, and technology. Formerly Executive Producer at the BBC and Co-Chair of BBC Women in STEM, she has led pioneering work in metadata, multimedia journalism, social media strategy, and workforce upskilling through BBC Academy Fusion. Now Inclusion Consultant for the CoSTAR National R&D Lab, Lalita is focused on embedding inclusive design and AI-driven innovation across immersive technology ecosystems.
About CoSTAR
Welcome to CoSTAR, the future of creative innovation
in the UK
The UK's creative industries are world renowned for their innovation and excellence and as a sector returning £124+ billion Gross Value Added to the UK economy.
The CoSTAR Network represents the largest investment in Creative Industries R&D to date with a £75.6M grant awarded by the UKRI Infrastructure Fund and delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Through its world-leading facilities, technology and research CoSTAR will build the first national R&D infrastructure for the Creative Industries
and fuel growth for our creative economy. The CoSTAR Network will use labs in different parts of the UK each with distinct research specialisms to give small and medium sized creative companies access to expertise, collaboration spaces and the cutting-edge equipment they need to develop ideas from early prototypes through to audience experiences that can compete on the world
stage.
